CVE-2017-0053

high-risk
Published 2017-03-17

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 R2 SP1, Word 2016, and Word Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0006, CVE-2017-0019, CVE-2017-0020, CVE-2017-0030, CVE-2017-0031, and CVE-2017-0052.

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23.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 77% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (8)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96745
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038010
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0053
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96745
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038010
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0053
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 14/34 · Moderate
Exposure 14/34 · Moderate